Ayers - terrorist, dedicated book to Sirhan Sirhan, Obama's friend
Sirhan Sirhan - Palestinian immigrant, assassinated R. Kennedy
Birds of a Feather Flock together.
Posted on 10/30/2008 7:49:25 PM PDT by BAW
Inspired by commentators on the Internet and cable television, thousands of people e-mailed and phoned The Times to demand the release of the tape. Hundreds of others expressed support for the paper’s decision.
The controversy stems from an article by Times staff writer Peter Wallsten that the newspaper published on April 10, exploring Obama’s relationships with Palestinian Americans and Jews in Chicago. The article explained how Obama had managed to be held in high esteem by both groups. It described a party in 2003 for Khalidi, a renowned scholar on the Palestinians who in the 1970s had acted as a spokesman for Yasser Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization.
Some participants at the event spoke sharply against Israel. One young woman accused the Israeli government of terrorism in its treatment of the Palestinians. Obama “adopted a different tone,” according to the article, “and called for finding common ground.”
The reporter and his editors said they found it ironic to be criticized now for allegedly trying to protect Obama, noting that the story had drawn strong rebukes from Obama supporters. Commentators at two websites — the Nation and Talking Points Memo — charged that the newspaper had unfairly suggested that the Democrat could not have allies in both communities.
Wallsten said he had worked on and off for several weeks to gather information on Obama’s relationships in the Palestinian American community, with sources speaking only on condition of anonymity, including one who had the video.
The reporter’s editor said the paper would have preferred to be able to post the video on its website but could not get the source to agree.
“If we had not reached this agreement, we would not have had access to this tape at all. Then no one would ever have known Obama attended this event and spoke at it,” said the editor, Aaron Zitner. “We were pushing to say the most we could and to present the most we could to readers about what happened. And we did that.”
FREE THE TAPE!
“The reporter and his editors said they found it ironic to be criticized now for allegedly trying to protect Obama, noting that the story had drawn strong rebukes from Obama supporters”
The tape’s the thing, now. The article is old news.
I’m sick of journalists thiniking it’s only ethical to cut deals with sources. If I were a reporter, I’d say, “Scoop be damned, you go on the record, out in the open, or I don’t run the story.” It drags reporters down to the level of gossip mongers to collude with people who lack the courage of their convictions.
Speaking of tapes, isn’t it about time for our nightly update from API on the Micnele Obama tape???
how come only one copy of the tape? you would think the person who had it made multiple copies. i would of, and sent it to the free world!
Forget about it...The Times is way to cowardly to go against the Obama Party.
“nightly update from API”
We can just make one up. They do!
The source might be identifiable based on the angle the video was taken from. Would members of The Religion of Peace kill a snitch when they are this close to getting Obama elected? You betcha.
You may be right. In that case i am sure the times has been put on notice as well.
the Saudis with the money are rattling the cage at LATimes...
all the small money donors all over the world are demanding their protection after sending laundered money on pre-paid credit cards from the Islamic nations...
Jane Fonda is having back aches from all the stress...no joke!
Call this toll free number at the LA Times to leave your comments:
1-877-554-4000
Please PING your FRiends....to call also.
“Behold, those who keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”
bttt
while the dems keep trying to whip up a frenzy and predict rioting, etc., if McCain pulls this off, we can proudly point to our new FRiends, the Hillary Democratsm as those who joined us in
just
kicking
this bum
Obama
away.
Hey, hey! Ho, Ho!
The tape has got to show!
I’m sick of journalists thiniking it’s only ethical to cut deals with sources. If I were a reporter, I’d say, “Scoop be damned, you go on the record, out in the open, or I don’t run the story.” It drags reporters down to the level of gossip mongers to collude with people who lack the courage of their convictions.
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I too am tired tired tired of “sources say” articles. Gossip! Prove something, or get lost!
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